Posted by Brad Osborne on March 14, 2023 · 13 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 12, 2022 · 16 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 4, 2020 · 24 Comments
They say, “Look before you leap”,
A moment to consider cost.
But don’t dare fall asleep,
For “He who hesitates is lost”.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 9, 2019 · 5 Comments
This is yet another in the series of adages that resisted form. You can read of my lament in my original post ‘New World Adages’. A long dissertation on the differences between quotes, proverbs, and adages, finishing with a few hopeful additions to the book of words to live by. I added to this … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 6, 2019 · 4 Comments
If you are unsure of your beliefs, look at what you do, not what you say.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 16, 2019 · 1 Comment
And we have seen through this series how idioms of this time period often revolve around horses.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 9, 2019 · 2 Comments
There is a popular story that says, back in the 18th and 19th centuries, women who suffered from disfiguring marks left by small pox used beeswax to smooth out their complexion.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 26, 2019 · 2 Comments
As referenced above, this phrase is just shorthand for ‘the proof of the pudding is in the eating’.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 24, 2019 · 10 Comments
I also love adages. Those old-timey pearls of wisdom that ring true through generations and centuries.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 19, 2019 · 1 Comment
Welcome to the weekly series “Friday’s Phrase”. A whimsical and informative look at the idioms, phrases, proverbs and colloquialisms we commonly use, what they mean, and where they came from. This week’s phrase: “sweat like a pig” This is another favorite. I use it often as, for me, I can begin to sweat … Continue reading →
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